SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Three people, including a child, suffered burn injuries in a fire at a Mount Hope home Sunday afternoon.
Just before 4:30 p.m., San Diego Fire-Rescue Department crews were called to 448 Carlos Street due to a reported two-alarm structure fire.
According to San Diego police, an adult male suffered life-threatening severe burn wounds all over his body while an adult female suffered severe burn wounds and a 2-year-old child also suffered burn wounds to their face.
The woman and child’s burn wounds were considered non-life-threatening, police said.
All three victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment.
SDFD firefighters, with assistance from Chula Vista Fire and the National City Fire crews, put out the fire in about 20 minutes.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
